The Relationship between School Culture and Leadership Practices.

Abstract

Problem Statement: Creation of a common culture in educational organizations, particularly in schools, depends first on the presence and cohesiveness of an interacting group of individuals. Individual aims are more likely to turn into a shared objective in schools with a strong, participatory culture. Culture shared by all school stakeholders makes the actualization of both short- and long-term objectives easier. In this context, the leadership role of school administrator is essential to ensure that employees associate with school culture. Purpose of the Study: The aim of this study is to determine relationship between school administrators’ leadership practices and school culture. Methods: This study has a correlational design to determine relationship between school administrators’ leadership practices and school culture according to the perceptions of teachers in primary education. A total of 349 teachers serving in 15 primary schools were selected through a maximum diversity method. ‘Leadership Practices Inventory’ and ‘School Culture Inventory’ were administered to these teachers. Findings and Results: Positive and significant relationships were found between the scores of school culture and leadership practices of teachers in primary education. Based on the significant relationships observed, according to multivariate linear regression analysis results performed to

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